Driving Through Time - The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
About this Image
| Title | wagon drilling |
| Date | April 23, 1937 |
| Description | Photograph shows construction equipment on a hillside in section 2M of the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
| Commentary | Section 2M includes Crabtree Meadows with recreational areas and falls. This section stretches from Gooch Gap to Big Laurel Gap with construction beginning 7/04/36 and opening on 7/07/40. |
| Location |
Location Name: Section 2M Parkway Milepost: None Latitude: 35.788139 Longitude: -82.167372 |
| Creator Individual | W.D. Stanton |
| Tags |
Construction
Construction equipment Drills (machinery) Land construction Landscape Machinery Photographs Slope clearing Wagon drills (Pneumatic machinery) |
| Credit | Courtesy of the North Carolina State Archives |
